Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-10
SCHOOL FUNDS.
SCHOOL FUNDS.
More Money Needed to Edu-
cate Children.
NOW. ABOUT $150.000 SHORT.
New School houses Wanted - A
High School Building a
Necessity.
now. ABOUT 100000 SHORT.


In the recent report OF the Board o
Education superintendent OF Public
Schools W. M Fresner says: "The sub.
ject which first demands my attention,
as well as that Of every citizen, is the
crowded condition of our schools. We
are at the present time conducting thir-
teen double sessions. A double session
is composed of two schools taught for
half day each by one teacher. These
pupils work under two disadvantages:
| they get fewer hours in school and less
thorough instruction while there, ON ac
| count OF the overworked condition of
the teacher which necessarily follows.
1t has be come necessary this year, for
the reason given above, to allow the
high school pupils only halliday sessions.
Notwithstanding the additional rooms
erected during the past summer, the de
partment is still sadly in need of about
twenty. four rooms, as follows; Thirteen
to accommodate the double sessions,
three for the high school, and eight to
take the places of rooms which, for the
sake of decency, to say nothing of com
| fort and the il huence ON children, ought
TO be abandoned. The cause Of this state
of affairs is easy TO fnd-it is lack OF
funds. The department absolutely needs
during the coming summer, Tor the pur.
pose of buying ground, erecting build.
ings and furnishing them, Sl00,0 600.
GHow shall the money be obtained
Will not every citizen who reads this
urge our legislators to give us laws by
which bonds may be issued, or some
other means provided for relief?
,.The lack cf funds for the past three
years has caused each school year to be
shortened, and, as a consequence, all
classez are behind the course of study.
"There is quite q demand for night |
schools in the city owing to the number |
of persons of school age who work dur
ing the day, yet are desirous of obtaining
an education. We are often called upon |
to admit pupils to school for half day |
in order that they may work the other |
half day. Night schools should be es-
tablshed, yet see no way to do it until |
more funds can in some way be pro- |
vided."
This lack OF funds to conduct properly |
the mos. important branch OF govern. |
mental institutions is calling forth con-
siderable comment here, and number |
of the citizs ans have complained that |
their children could not obtain
PROPER EDUCATION
In Los Angeles. A representative OF
the HERALD called on Superintendent |
of Schools, w. Nj. Friesner yesterday, |
for the purpose of sscertaining what |
could and should be done in relation to |
the obtaining of funds to meet the neces
sites so apparent. Mr.. Friesner stated |
that there had been no action taken 10 |
the matter as yet, but in bis opinion |
something should be done at once. If
possible, and if the money needed can
not be raised in any other way, bonds
should be issued. The money on hand
now is scarcely sufficient to carry the
schools through until the summer vaca.
ton, and there is no hope OF being able
to supply accommodation for the num-
erous children who are now awaiting
admission into the schools and who
are entitled to public education. If
the power OF raising money by
the issuance of bonds rests IN
the hands of the City Council, then
when the matter of the issuance OF the
bonds for the building of sewers is
placed before the people, the question
of bonds for school purposes should
also be submitted. The money
needed, from 100000 to Sl50,00O,
must be raised in some manner, and pro.
vision should be made for future in
crease Of school facilities when needed.
Besides making provision for the school
children the teachers should be paid the
same as in other large cities. In San
Francisco teachers are paid by the year,
and their salaries are considerably higher
than here Then when vacation oc'
ours the teachers do not lose from two
three months pay. A teacher is entitled
to as much consideration in the matter
of salary as any other employe OF the
government who is paid by the year in
monthly installments.
HON. CHARLES NJ. STRAUSS,
Superintendent of Public Instruction of
the Territory of Arizona, stated last
night that in his opinion teachers should
be paid by the year. In Arizona such Is
not the case at present, but teachers
there are paid higher monthly salaries
than here, so that the difference be-
tween the two cases is great.
In relation to the needs of the School
Department of this city, the late Presi-
dent of the Board Of Education,
Hon. C. N. Earl. said in
his last report: "If the city continues
to grow in the coming year as il has in
| the present one, there will be needed at
least twenty new school rooms, not
| counting the needs of the High school.
Under the law, it is the duty OF the
Board to provide these. How, is be-
yond my knowledge
"The urgent demands OF the primary
and grammar schools exhausted so near
| " all of our building fund that we were
Obliged to postpone the erection OF q
High School building on the lot pur-
chased for that purpose, after excellent
plans had been adopted"
"Too many of our young boys are in
the streets during school hours.
A study Of the Secretary's report
shows that the school fund during the
wear IS85-lSS6 amounted to Sl24, $50 .05.
In San Francisco the school fund was
considered too small at SS50,000 San
Francisco has population four times as
great as Los Angeles, consequently the
School fund here should have been over
S2O0. 900.
The matter of raising funds for the
teaching of the children of this city
seems to be seriously considered at
present, and some plan will probably be
adopted before long which will receive
the support of the parents and guard
ians OF those who will in future years